Show Thread Enhancements - Twitter - Tweet Button in SHOWTHREAD

This mod is now outdated and as a result support for new installs will be limited, if any.

-July 7, 2011-

Please instead use my new mod which offers Twitter and many more share options for VB 4.x without template edits.

WARNING - It appears vBulletin has changed the location of the Facebook Like button in version 4.1.2. As a result it is likely the code changes below will be different in 4.1.2 and beyond, I will not be able to support installs beginning with version 4.1.2 since my license stops at 4.0.8.


Twitter released their new TWEET button.

Live Demo: http://www.juot.net/forums/showthread.php?t=41185
(Note my Live Board is VB 3.8, but I have tested this on 4.0.4 and 4.0.6)
(Update I have for the time being replaced the Tweet button with the Add This share button on my live forum. See the screen shots instead.)

I have tested this in latest versions of IE / Firefox / Chrome / Safari / Opera and it should work in all.

This will show you how to add this simple code to your SHOWTHREAD template above the page navigation bar, if visible.

If you DO NOT use the built-in Facebook Like button do the following:

Go to the Admin CP -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager
Edit your SHOWTHREAD Template

Find: (The first instance of)

		<vb:if condition="$pagenav">
			{vb:raw pagenav}
		</vb:if>

Above this add:

<vb:if condition="!in_array($GLOBALS[forumid], array(X, Y, Z))">
<div id="mytweetbutton" align="right" style="height:27px;">
<a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="horizontal" data-via="YOUR_TWITTER_USERNAME">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
</div>
</vb:if>

Change the X, Y, Z in the first line to the forumid's of any private forums you may have. If a guest can't view a forum there is no reason to link a tweet to it. You can add as many or as few forumid's here as you need, just separate each with a comma.
Valid Examples:
<vb:if condition="!in_array($GLOBALS[forumid], array(2, 5, 9))">
<vb:if condition="!in_array($GLOBALS[forumid], array(7))">
<vb:if condition="!in_array($GLOBALS[forumid], array(2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8))">
If none of your forums are private or you want to enable this in every forum you can remove the lines:

<vb:if condition="!in_array($GLOBALS[forumid], array(X, Y, Z))">
and 
</vb:if>

Replace "YOUR_TWITTER_USERNAME" with your twitter username, it will be referenced in the tweet- but the tweet will not be from YOU, it will be from whoever hits the tweet button.

If you DO USE the built-in Facebook Like button do the following:

Find:

		{vb:raw fblikebutton}

Replace it with:

<div id="fb_likeframe" style="border: none; overflow: hidden; height: 27px; width: 95px; vertical-align: text-bottom; padding-top:1px;"><a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-count="horizontal" data-via="YOUR_TWITTER_USERNAME">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></div>{vb:raw fblikebutton}

Replace "YOUR_TWITTER_USERNAME" with your twitter username, it will be referenced in the tweet- but the tweet will not be from YOU, it will be from whoever hits the tweet button.

The Tweet button will now show up next to the Facebook Like button in anytime the Facebook Like button is displayed in a thread.

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When you hit the Tweet button you will be given a box to type a message if you're logged in. If you're not logged in you will be asked to login or join, all within the pop-up window.

This button code will count the number of tweets people have made using it. For other options including the button with no counter visit: http://twitter.com/goodies/tweetbutton

The screen shots show the Tweet button both with and without the page navigation bar, and with the Facebook Like button.

Please click Install if you use this.

Download the .txt file for a copy of the install instructions. :up:

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Known Issues- a few people have reported a 'slash' is missing in the URL submitted to Twitter on some boards. Other people have said URL's with non-english characters cause a URL error. The solution for both of these issues is in post #143 in this thread.

Also Twitter appears to be having widespread issues with the counter not working. Some sites it works, some it don't, sometimes it stops working, sometimes it starts working for no reason. If you find your count isn't working try the solution in post #147. If that doesn't work than disable your counter completely if you want by changing the word "horizontal" to "none" in the twitter code.

[BirdOPrey5]

I went to your page, it looks like whatever you're doing is working.

[baghdad4ever]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

I went to your page, it looks like whatever you're doing is working.

thank u very much

[zurrie]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

Another option is I see you have a facebook tag in the header/header include...
<meta property="og:url" content="YOUR CODE HERE" />
You could add the following line under that:
<link rel="canonical" href="YOUR CODE HERE" />

Use the same code you use for your facebook og:url tag in the canonical tag and that will override the URL the tweet button sends.

Hi,

1. Could you explain what is "header/header include" ?

2. is there anyway to put automativ trailing slash on your mod?

nice mode btw, thanks for sharing.

Zurrie

[zelnik]

I guess Showthread has changed in 4.0.6 as your edits do not work.

I've tried it above and below where you have said to enter it and do not get the desired affect.

Also on your site if you click on the number next to the tweet it finds nothing on Twitter, however I checked on DP and theirs works ok?

See attachment for location problems.

[zurrie]

This is looks in 4.0.5.

[zurrie]

Originally Posted by zurrie

This is looks in 4.0.5.

update!

i change the height into 50px resolve the space in 4.0.5.

Regards,

Zurrie

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by zurrie

Hi,

1. Could you explain what is "header/header include" ?

2. is there anyway to put automativ trailing slash on your mod?

nice mode btw, thanks for sharing.

Zurrie

The "header" or "header include" templates, accessible by Admin CP -> Styles & Templates -> Style Manager -> (Your Style) -> All Style Options... These will be the first two boxes you see. The code is probably in the second one, "header include."

When you say automatic trailing slash, do you mean to the URL sent to Twitter? I suppose it could be done if you use the canonical link tag I mentioned and typed a "/" at the end.

Originally Posted by zelnik

I guess Showthread has changed in 4.0.6 as your edits do not work.

I've tried it above and below where you have said to enter it and do not get the desired affect.

Also on your site if you click on the number next to the tweet it finds nothing on Twitter, however I checked on DP and theirs works ok?

See attachment for location problems.

Honestly I don't have Facebook integration installed on mine so that might be what is causing the problem... however zurrie reported changing the div height to 50 seemed to fix this problem.

[zelnik]

Originally Posted by zurrie

update!

i change the height into 50px resolve the space in 4.0.5.

Regards,

Zurrie

The sites I've seen it working on has it next to the facebook like button which looks far better than having it on top.

[zurrie]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

When you say automatic trailing slash, do you mean to the URL sent to Twitter? I suppose it could be done if you use the canonical link tag I mentioned and typed a "/" at the end.

Okay, what i mean is the "result URL" to twitter which is show at "short url" when you click it the result on browser will show as http://www.domain-name.comshowthread.php/XXXX

no trailing slash.

i try to remove my facebook integration but still the same twitter show no trailing slash result.

btw, reminds me which vB you are using sir?

Regards,

Zurrie

[BirdOPrey5]

I'm on 4.0.4 at the moment, will be upgrading to 4.0.6 shortly.

Can you give me a link to your forum so I can see what's going on?
PM me if you don't want it public.